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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-27772 · published 30 March 2022

CVE-2022-27772: Vmware spring boot exposure of resource to wrong sphere vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Boot

spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products and/or versions that are no longer supported by the maintainer

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.60% · top 53.5% CWE-668 · Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.60%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products and/or versions that are no longer supported by the maintainer

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-cm59-pr5q-cw85 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-cm59-pr5q-cw85 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-27772), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.